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Integrating pertussis detection into wastewater workflows
Wastewater surveillance can detect Bordetella pertussis early, capturing both symptomatic and asymptomatic shedding and providing a valuable complement to delayed or incomplete…
Why do Influenza A and B in wastewater matter?
Consistent detection shows wastewater-based epidemiology is a powerful tool for community-level influenza tracking. By turning routine sewage monitoring into actionable health data,…
Enterovirus-68: Why is it a public health risk? How can wastewater-based epidemiology identify outbreaks?
Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is a respiratory virus that has gained increasing attention from public health experts due to its potential to cause…
Hepatitis A (HAV) in wastewater: A vaccine preventable disease
Hepatitis A, caused by the Hepatitis A virus (HAV), remains a public-health concern worldwide despite being vaccine-preventable and typically an acute infection…